- Michael Oliver and Anthony Taylor have been selected as the English on-field referees for the 2026 Fifa World Cup.
- Fifa announced a total of 52 on-field referees, 88 assistant referees, and 30 video assistant referees for the record-high 48-team, 104-game tournament.
- England will have six representatives in total, with Gary Beswick, Stuart Burt, James Mainwaring, and Adam Nunn supporting Oliver and Taylor as assistant referees.
- This will be the second World Cup appearance for both Oliver and Taylor, who previously officiated at the 2022 tournament in Qatar.
- New rules for the 2026 World Cup include a 10-second time limit on substitutions and a five-second countdown for throw-ins and goal-kicks, with referees also set to wear body cameras.
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